Joshua Albert began playing Drums and Piano at the age of 7, eventually competing in competitions and winning spots in All-State festivals and State Solo and Ensemble. The part of music that got Josh sparked was the creativity and uniqueness involved in performing and improvising for his family members. He we…

Anthony James Aliseo has been working on perfecting his craft since the age of 11. Shortly after he started taking lessons as a child, he began to idolize his favorite drummers. Wanting nothing more than to be able to live up to his newly found heros, he began to practice. For years he worked learning his fav…

Pablo Aragona is a drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer from Winter Park, Florida. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and at the age of nine he started playing piano, guitar, and drums. After receiving his degree as a professional musician in 2008, Pablo went to New York City to continue his studi…

Comics and movies inspired Johnny to pick up the bass guitar at the age of 12. Punk rock sparked his interest in music, and consistent bass lessons and admission to his middle school jazz band helped him develop a love for all styles of music. He performed in jazz bands throughout all of grade school, also …

Jay Beard is a life long musician specializing in a number of instruments including piano, guitar, bass, and percussion/drum set. A graduate of the University of Central Florida with a degree in Music Composition, he teaches a variety of genres including classical, jazz, rock, and popular music. Some of his a…

Frederick Blanchard is a musician and teacher from Palm Bay, Florida. He moved to the Orlando area where he works as a front ensemble instructor for Winter Park and Ocoee High School, as well as a substitute teacher for Orange County Public Schools where he substitutes for music directors of all programs.
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Becoming a Renaissance Man isn’t for everyone, but Gray Castro has made it his life’s mission, especially in the arts, specifically in music. His fire for music is stoked by an array of instruments, from saxophone, bass guitar, piano, guitar, drumset, and a few others. From these skills, Gray emerged as a l…

Classically trained in piano from the age of seven, John Contos grew up
in a 1920s farmhouse built by his Norwegian great- grandfather that
stood surrounded by orange groves northwest of Orlando. Contos’
grandmother faithfully drove him to formal piano lessons and recitals in
central Florida until h…

Trey Cross grew up in Southwest Florida and began his musical journey when he found a pair of his father’s old drum sticks and joined his middle school band program. Within a few years, his passion for playing music grew and he picked up guitar and began taking private percussion lessons with a local college …

Drummer, Songwriter, and Private Music Teacher Robed Fenelus has always had an internal rhythm geared toward music. Robed has played in various musicals and performed with Broadway singers like Elizabeth Withers in New York City. Robed composes and arranges music and had the honor to compose original stand t…